Blogs from Principality of Asturias, Spain, Europe - page 2

Matkustin junalla Leonista Gijoniin. Eraan tunnelin jalkeen maisema muuttui taysin: kuivasta ja keltaisesta sumuiseksi ja vihreaksi. Gijonissa piti vaihtaa sortsit farkkuihin ja ottaa takki esiin. Taman seudun erikoisuus on siideri, jota viela kaadetaan lasiin korkealta.... read more

Kupujemo pasose hodocasnika u katedrali i krecemo puni elana, kroz brda i doline, stizemo do prvog manastira, pa do drugog i to sve kroz predele koji podrsecaju na sumadiju, puteljci kroz domacinstava gde se malo sluzimo vocem i uzeli smo jedan luk malo da zacinimo rucak, ali entuzijazam pocinje polako da splasnjava, iako nam prija promena , malo planinarenja posle monotonije razgledanja gradova i stopiranja, ali posle prve etape (30km) u selu Grado gde smo dobili i prvi pecat u pasosu, bilo nam je jasno da ne zelimo tako da provedemo narednih 12 dana koliko nam treba do Santiaga. Jedino resenje je da krenemo u pravcu mora i da nastavimo prvim put sto ce se ispostaviti kao odlicna odluka. Prvo se smestamo u selu Gradu i najzad smo osusili ves koji je pomalo vec dobio cudan ... read more

Ovde vec ima mnogo vise hodocasnika i to nas raduje jer nismo bas imali neki socijalni zivot. Ali ovi su u glavnom spanci koji bas ne zanju ni rec engleskog. Ali sve jedno, mi smo se uortacili sa nekim propalicama, totalnim raspadima, s kojima smo se nakako sporazumevali, ili bar mislim da jesmo, poklonise nam stap i pozvase nas kod njih u komunu neku gajbu u koju su provalili pre 5 godina. Ali posto je to 40 km van naseg puta ne verujem da cemo svracati. Posto je kasno nalazimo opet neku plazu i uzivamo tu u potpunoj samoci i zvuku talas koji se razbijaju o 100m viskoe klifove. Zbog velikih talasa i puno stena nismo se nesto kupali samo je Dusan ulateo na 1min cisto da ga zelja mine. Sa suncem i mi zalazimo u ... read more

The mountain range of Picos de Europa with its pointed peaks served once as the first land mark of Europe for sailors crossing the Atlantic Ocean from America. Now this "Little Switzerland" serves in the first place hikers exploring its rugged summits, green plains, lush valleys, deep gorges and dashing lakes. Lakes and Gorges This national park has something for most nature lovers. Those who like easy walks along lake shores and wide plains accompanied with great mountain views enjoy the west massif in Asturias, most of all the Covadonga lake district. One of the most famous Picos routes runs on the edge of Cares gorge, which separates the west massif from the central massif. The Cares riv... read more

I arrived back in Oviedo last week for the final 17 days of my year abroad, and somehow, 11 of them have already disappeared! Time has mainly been taken up with revision and exams, and Oviedo, in its inimitable style, has provided us with mostly grey days, although it is just proving me wrong at this moment by bringing out the sunshine. I have my three final exams next week, and then it is all over. There's a lot to do apart from revision, not least cleaning the flat and packing up or getting rid of all our possessions. It does feel a bit like deja-vu, as I was doing exactly that in Perpignan six months ago (Six months? already?!), but this time, there is nowhere else to go to, no new country to live in. ... read more